After driving the car for about 3 years now, and doing a few mods, it's time to start the 'real' build.
It focusses on two things, weight reduction and improved handling, mainly for street/spirited driving and an occasional trackday.
Backstory
I got my NSX about 4 year ago, and it being neglected by the previous owner, it needed quite some maintenance and as a plus it had most of the common issues. ABS and TC didn't work, all amps needed repair, ... the usuals.
First the local dealer took care of timing belt/water pump, then about half a year later the car ended up at Adnan's where it got the RFY treatment (headers/cat silencers/exhaust).
Also new problems were found, the shifting didn't go as smooth as it should, and it seemed to be the snapring issue, and upon opening the gearbox there seemed to be a lot of wear.
All this wear was probably caused by the previous owner who never registered the car and drove it monthly around his unit, I guess in first gear. As the gearbox was off, this was the ideal moment to get the closeratio gears installed, together with a new clutch and flywheel.
Not being the biggest fan of the fat fives, I got a 17/18 Enkei setup with Falken tires.
Now the car was ready to be enjoyed before spending more time and money.
Current and near future mods
Safety & Chassis
Garage Kite front and rear FRP beams
NSX-R front chassis braces
Suspension
Intrax 1k2 street suspension
Type R Front sway bar
Type S Rear sway bar
Drivetrain & Engine
Closeratio gears
RFY Oil pan
Intake scoop
Exhaust
RFY manifold
RFY cat silencers
RFY GT4 exhaust (silent version)
Wheels, Tires & Brakes
Enkei RPF1 17x7.5 17x9
Michelin Pilot Sport in 215/40 and 255/40
S2K ABS upgrade
Tarox 6-pot front Big Brake Kit with Tarox street pads
EBC USR rear discs with yellow stuff pads
Goodridge steel brake lines
Interior
Recaro Pole Position ABE, custom upholstery in Lambo red leather and red alcantara
Momo Tuner steering wheel
In the next month or two I'm planning on getting the suspension off, give it a good clean and remove all undercoating.
Also the s2k ABS and BBK will be installed, and the bumper beams as well.
Final thing will be to get some more weight out of the interior and install the Recaro's.
As the goal is weight reduction, the NSX should end up around 2750lbs/1250kg, this with a full interior and A/C.
More on that in a future post.
I haven't really touched the engine because as mentioned in my other topic I have a small exterior coolant leak. The idea is to take the engine out next year and get it fixed. Not sure to just put new head gaskets, or go the build engine route...
The latter is not cheap of course, yet very tempting. On the other hand I don't want to overdo it, I quite like the NSX as it is now.
And just a few teasers of parts that will be installed.
It focusses on two things, weight reduction and improved handling, mainly for street/spirited driving and an occasional trackday.
Backstory
I got my NSX about 4 year ago, and it being neglected by the previous owner, it needed quite some maintenance and as a plus it had most of the common issues. ABS and TC didn't work, all amps needed repair, ... the usuals.
First the local dealer took care of timing belt/water pump, then about half a year later the car ended up at Adnan's where it got the RFY treatment (headers/cat silencers/exhaust).
Also new problems were found, the shifting didn't go as smooth as it should, and it seemed to be the snapring issue, and upon opening the gearbox there seemed to be a lot of wear.
All this wear was probably caused by the previous owner who never registered the car and drove it monthly around his unit, I guess in first gear. As the gearbox was off, this was the ideal moment to get the closeratio gears installed, together with a new clutch and flywheel.
Not being the biggest fan of the fat fives, I got a 17/18 Enkei setup with Falken tires.
Now the car was ready to be enjoyed before spending more time and money.
Current and near future mods
Safety & Chassis
Garage Kite front and rear FRP beams
NSX-R front chassis braces
Suspension
Intrax 1k2 street suspension
Type R Front sway bar
Type S Rear sway bar
Drivetrain & Engine
Closeratio gears
RFY Oil pan
Intake scoop
Exhaust
RFY manifold
RFY cat silencers
RFY GT4 exhaust (silent version)
Wheels, Tires & Brakes
Enkei RPF1 17x7.5 17x9
Michelin Pilot Sport in 215/40 and 255/40
S2K ABS upgrade
Tarox 6-pot front Big Brake Kit with Tarox street pads
EBC USR rear discs with yellow stuff pads
Goodridge steel brake lines
Interior
Recaro Pole Position ABE, custom upholstery in Lambo red leather and red alcantara
Momo Tuner steering wheel
In the next month or two I'm planning on getting the suspension off, give it a good clean and remove all undercoating.
Also the s2k ABS and BBK will be installed, and the bumper beams as well.
Final thing will be to get some more weight out of the interior and install the Recaro's.
As the goal is weight reduction, the NSX should end up around 2750lbs/1250kg, this with a full interior and A/C.
More on that in a future post.
I haven't really touched the engine because as mentioned in my other topic I have a small exterior coolant leak. The idea is to take the engine out next year and get it fixed. Not sure to just put new head gaskets, or go the build engine route...
The latter is not cheap of course, yet very tempting. On the other hand I don't want to overdo it, I quite like the NSX as it is now.
And just a few teasers of parts that will be installed.
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